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The Diplomats is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Buffy Sainte-Marie. Those roots explain a lot about how The Diplomats arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Juelz Santana, Jadakiss, The Lox, JAY-Z and Freeway, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dave East, A$AP Rocky, ASAP Rocky and The Lox, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around The Diplomats, reaching back through Buffy Sainte-Marie and forward to Dave East. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Diplomats were an American hip hop collective formed in the summer of 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jimmy Jones in Harlem, New York City. The group was originally composed of Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom grew up together in Harlem. In 1999, fellow Harlem-based rapper Juelz Santana joined the group.
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The Diplomats connections
The Diplomats grew out of Buffy Sainte-Marie, shares an orbit with Juelz Santana, Jadakiss, The Lox and JAY-Z, went on to shape Dave East, A$AP Rocky, ASAP Rocky and The Lox. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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